Countess Mael-Mide of Tir Eoghain

Countess Mael-Mide of Tir Eoghain (18 March 1031-) was the Steward of Tyrconnell from 1069 to 1076 before her husband was created "Earl Congalach of Tir Eoghain" in 1076.

Biography
Mael-Mide de Cuil Rathain was born in Cuil Rathain, Tir Eoghain (present-day Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) to a Catholic Irish family of low birth. She was very intelligent for a woman in the Middle Ages, and she arrived in Tyrconnell on 2 November 1069 to arrange a trade agreement with the local merchants. Many courtiers praised her savvy business sense, and the future King Einri of Eire invited her to work for him as Steward, replacing Mael-Isu Boru due to her skills with money. Mael-Mide managed the finances of Tyrconnell for seven years, and she married Congalach Ua Caellaide during her stay in Tyrconnell. In 1076, King Einri decided to give control of County Tyrone to a friend, and he gave it to Congalach, making Mael-Mide the countess of Tir Eoghain. She was no longer able to serve as steward of Tyrconnell, but she lived a life of luxury as a countess.